BBC Sport · Jul 28, 2025
Raducanu makes winning start in Montreal
Image caption, Emma Raducanu is on course to play at all four Grand Slams the same year for the first time since 2022British number one Emma Raducanu continued her fine form in North America with a routine win against Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the Canadian Open.
Having reached the semi-finals of the Washington Open last week, the 22-year-old carried that momentum into her match with Romania's Ruse, winning 6-2 6-4.
She will face 32nd seed American Peyton Stearns in the second round.
Raducanu has found her rhythm on the hard courts as she prepares for the US Open - the final Grand Slam of the year and the tournament she won in 2021 - in New York between 24 August and 7 September.